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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Third Legislature, Second Regular Session
scrap metal dealers; DPS report
Purpose
Removes requirement for the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to submit a report identifying scrap metal dealers.
Background
Currently, every two years, DPS must submit a report identifying registered scrap metal dealers in this state. The report must be submitted to the President of the Senate (President) and the Speaker of the House of Representatives (Speaker) (A.R.S. § 44-1641.01).
Scrap metal dealers (dealers) means a person or business entity, including all employees, whose primary business is the dismantling, selling or disposing of parts or accessories of motor vehicles engaged in the business of purchasing, trading, bartering or otherwise receiving secondhand or castoff material of any kind which is commonly known as scrap metal. Dealers do not include automotive recyclers (A.R.S. § 44-1641).
In order to register as a dealer, a person must provide the following information: 1) the name and address of the dealer; 2) the name of each person who owns at least 10 percent of the business; 3) full personal identification on each owner, including a driver license; 4) the location of each principal and branch office in this state; and 5) the name and address of any wholly owned subsidiary of the scrap metal dealer. DPS is then required to post registered dealers' information on their website (A.R.S. § 44-1641.03). Currently, there are 236 registered dealers in Arizona.
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Repeals statute requiring DPS to submit a report every two years identifying registered dealers to the President and the Speaker.
2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
January 26, 2018
JO/MG/lat